MEAL Officer

[Erbil,Iraq ]

Organization and coordination

The direct referee, with whom the collaborator has to coordinate, is the Head of Mission (HoM). HoM will assign MEAL Officer projects and tasks based on responsibilities detailed here below.

Description of the collaboration:

The MEAL Officer plays a pivotal role in ensuring quality design and implementation of COOPI programs in Iraq, as well as high standards of accountability to donors and affected populations. His/her responsibilities include working in close collaboration with the program managers to monitor and continuously improve the performance of our programs, while also contributing to the growth of COOPI’s portfolio in Iraq through the identification of needs and intervention opportunities. To be successful in this role, the candidate will have to demonstrate superior planning, analysis and performance management skills and a high degree of flexibility and problem solving skills to cope with a rapidly evolving context. As the role entails close collaboration with a number of stakeholders the candidate is required to exert diplomacy, influencing and patience. The specific tasks of the MEAL Officer are as follows:

      1. Monitoring, evaluation and learning

• Support and contribute to the development and implementation of M&E systems, including M&E SOPs, guidance and tools, in compliance with COOPI global policies.
• Support field   staff   in   planning   for   and   executing   M&E, including, data collection methodology and tools and data management, analysis and use.
• Support the monthly project reviews with by presenting M&E data and findings with a view to continuously improve program performance.
• Contribute to organisational learning through supporting specific analysis, lessons learned and reports.
• Provide technical support for quantitative and qualitative analysis for donor reports.
• Supervise and mentor field M&E staff.
• Conduct field support and monitoring missions to consortium targeted locations.

     2. Accountability to affected populations

• Review and update COOPI’s AAP framework in Iraq.
• Support the integration of AAP mechanisms across all COOPI Iraq programs.
• Support program managers with the analysis of and response to feedback and escalate to senior management as appropriate.

     3. Strategy and business development

• Proactively contribute to the identification of needs and funding opportunities
• Lead initial assessments for upcoming opportunities
• Participate in   programme   design   and   proposal   discussions, including   theory   of   change development, log frame design and budgeting for M&E.
• Review project proposals to ensure adherence to COOPI quality standards and participate in drafting log-frames, MEAL, and AAP sections of the proposal.
• Contribute to the design of M&E staffing structure and resourcing, including collaboration with programme staff to identify and plan for M&E needs.
• Contributes to the implementation and review of relevant aspects of COOPI Iraq’s country strategy.

Location: Erbil, with frequent field visits.

Starting date: 01/11/2021.

Contract duration: up to 31/03/2022, renewable based on project availability.

• Undergraduate degree in economics, political science, international development, social sciences, statistics or related field is required.
• A minimum of three years’ relevant experience required;
• Experience managing M&E activities including collecting and reporting on gender-specific metrics
• Experience designing and carrying out M&E studies, reviews and/or evaluations
• Experience designing and applying qualitative and quantitative data collection tools
• Experience delivering M&E training and mentoring and developing staff required
• Demonstrated teamwork skills and ability to work effectively with partners and stakeholders
• Knowledge of Microsoft office package;
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and experience in using Microsoft Excel in professional contests;
• Strong analytical report writing skills and excellent communications skills in English;

As desirable:

• Master’s degree or equivalent;
• Bright, analytical, independent and reliable person.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, and solve problems independently.
• Ability to identify and solve issues relating to monitoring and evaluation.
• Knowledge of KOBO tool for M&E purposes.
• Knowledge of institutional donors and experience of developing proposals is preferable;
• Proficiency in Arabic and/or Kurdish language.

Send CV and Cover Letter to the email address [email protected] by Thursday, October 20th COB, with “MEAL Officer – Erbil – COOPI Iraq” as subject of the email. Failure to meet the deadline and/or missing information in the email subject and attachments will result in the application being discarded. Due to the high number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.